Utah Valley University Athletics

Coach Jed Gibson is in his third year as UVSC's head track coach. The first year he coached a partial track squad, but last year took on the task of bringing a full-fledged track team to Utah Valley State College. He brings a great deal of experience and success with him. He was the head cross country and track coach at Ricks College for twenty years, from 1966 to 1986. He started the women's program at Ricks, and coached several Vikings to individual national titles. His women's cross country teams fared well at nationals, finishing as high as second. In the men's ranks, his cross country teams won national titles in 1966 and 1986. He was NJCAA national Coach of the Year in 1970 and 1986. His teams won 11 region titles. In track and cross country combined, he coached 116 All-Americans and 21 individual national champions.

Before his tour of duty at Ricks, Gibson was the head track and football coach at Brigham Young High for eight years. He is a native Utahn, born in Tooele. He prepped at Tooele High, earning All-State honors in football and basketball. He went on to play four years as a running back at the University of Utah. Gibson completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at Utah, then earned his doctorate in health and physical education at Columbia University. Gibson, who was the physical education department coordinator for five years at Ricks also teaches health and physical education classes at UVSC. He and his wife, Karen, live in Provo.